Middle Church

09/04/2026

Join and on November 7 for The Black Madonna Retreat.

Throughout our easeful day together, Christena will guide us in teachings, community conversation, and somatic practices that are accessible to all bodies.
We will gather together to experience the Black Madonna as the holder of our life’s labyrinth – guiding us, inviting us to release the burdens we are not meant to carry, and ushering us into her life, life, indomitable life.

In the weeks leading up to this one-day retreat, you can join us for a virtual book read of Christena’s book, The Black Madonna. We will meet October 6, 13, 20, and 27 at 7:30pm EST on Zoom. You do not need to attend the retreat to be part of this book read! But we absolutely think you should attend the retreat, if you’re able.

To learn more about and to register for both of these events, please go to middlechurch.org/events, or click on the events link in our bio, or go to our stories and click on the links there.

09/03/2026

✊🏽 invites you to our annual justice conference to rehearse living in a multi-everything, justice-soaked, love-filled world. Join us and let’s try it on for size…together!

❤️ “Freedom Rising: Love & Liberation NOW” will take place on October 23-25 2026. 11 days before the midterms. This is a space to dream, organize, and root ourselves in fierce love.

🎟️ Grab your tickets today. Link in bio!

✅ freedomrisingconference.com

🎉 We can’t wait to see you there!

09/02/2026

🎉 Freedom Summer Camp is underway!

❤️ Rev. Amanda () and her team have spent weeks diligently preparing for 50 children to join us for the free week of summer camp that offers every year. And that week is finally here!

✊🏽 Freedom Summer Camp is focused on Justice, Activism and the Arts where we explore collective liberation and dream together for a better tomorrow.

📷 Enjoy a few photos from this week so far. Many more to come. And click over to ’s account and check out her story feed for more videos and updates.

08/30/2026

Beloveds, the stream is back up!

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08/30/2026

🛑 Stop scrolling, dear friends! Is this your sign to come home?

✨ Homecoming is back at Middle Church!

😎 After a long, hot summer, we’re gathering together again. Rooted in love. Period!

🗓️ Believe us, these are two Sundays you don’t want to miss:

💛 Sept 20 — Come Home to Love: Vow Renewal Ceremony

🎶 Sept 27 — Love & Liberation: 40 years of the Jerriese Johnson Gospel Choir PLUS a sermon and talkback with and

🎉 This isn’t just a return. It’s a remembering of where we’ve been. A reclaiming of joy, community, liberation, and radical love.

🙏🏽 No matter where you’ve been or how long you’ve been gone, you belong here at Middle.

❤️ Come home to love!

08/28/2026

🎉 This year, we’re celebrating 20 years of the Freedom Rising Conference!

🔥 Here’s the truth, though. We can’t do this alone.

✊🏽 Our partners show up for us—and for you!—with resources, creativity, passion, and real commitment to building something deep and meaningful alongside us. They help turn our massive vision into reality, year after year after year. We’re deeply grateful for every single one of them.

❤️ Want to be part of what we’re building? We’re still welcoming aligned partners to help make this year unforgettable for those joining us in NYC and online.

📱 DM us or email us at [email protected] if you’d like to partner with us.

✨ And for the rest of y’all, check out our partners and follow them! And we’ll see you in October.

08/23/2026

❤️ Middle Church, is here to share what’s coming up this week at Middle.

🗓️ Mark your calendars. Let us know if you have any questions.

📱 You know where to find the links or visit middlechurch.org for more information.